The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Callimachus, fl. 2d half of 5th cent. B.C., Greek sculptor from Athens
(klm´ks) (KEY) , fl. 2d half of 5th cent. B.C., Greek sculptor from Athens. He was famous as the maker of the gold lamp in the Erechtheum and a seated image of Hera for a temple at Plataea. There are several Roman copies of his works; one is Pan and the Three Graces (Capitoline Mus., Rome). He reputedly originated the Corinthian capital and invented the running drill used for simulating the folds of drapery in marble.
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